I ventured into the slab cracking thread, and loved what I saw, but I have some questions: Do you have any tips on cracking slabs? It seems like a lot of us favor the top right corner? Sometimes it’s cut straight across the numbers though - does the angle depend on the grading company? Also, what …

Here’s what I use: Crescent Tools Crescent Z5428CG 8" Z2 Dual Material Diagonal Cutting Pliers Flathead screwdriver Here’s what I do: Snip both top corners off Snip the top edge off if you’re working with some newer PSA slabs especially because there is more flex in them Pry the slabs apa…

[image] ongoGablogian: It seems like a lot of us favor the top right corner ~90% of people are right-handed :hand_with_fingers_splayed:

I prefer using Lineman Pliers over regular Cutting Pliers. The latter works, but it’s not as comfortable to use in my experience.

Nothing beats Bolt cutters. There is no ricochets, doesnt hurt your wrist or hands, and is one smooth slow motion. Slice the top two corners, wiggle a flathead screw driver in there and rotate to op open, easy.

New psa slabs i get a chisel and break the outer rim off of the slab. It takes a while, but after damaging a card, i dont muck around with them anymore

Is the benefit that the chisel doesn’t bend the case? Not to scare myself but to prepare myself: it would also be helpful to understand any one-off cases of accidental destruction. And alongside that, id enjoyed reading some of the last posts in the slab cracking thread so if anyone has anything th…

I believe you want to cut off past the points in the slab where the two pieces of plastic are sealed together. I watched a few videos regarding cracking new slabs and the most successful ones cut all the way around the edges, not just the two top corners, before trying to pry it open. It seems like …

@rtas mentioned to me once he prefers to use an awl in lieu of a flathead driver. I think it’s a good way to do it

Chiseling the outside off makes it that the sonic welded section it exposed so that i can just pull it apart. It is barbaric af, but i damaged a psa9 unlimited wcp card trying the other way on a new slab, and in turn damaged my soul

[IMG_4804] when in doubt, drill it out

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